Safe - Foot

Minty · 14-05-2008, 01:29 PM

This is my other foot if anyone saw my foot question last weekish.

Basically next to my ankle there is dry cracked skin... I feel like a snake it breaks up and bleeds and is really sore. I think its caused because I always sit on that foot so i've stopped that. Is there anything that can clear it up. I tried a pumice stone and that was definitely not a good idea. Any ideas?

l'il esky · 14-05-2008, 03:05 PM

you really need to hydrate the area so something like aqueous cream.... or there is a really good cream called flexitol heel balm, its marketed for the heel (fissures etc) but really good, very thick-fairly expensive (£5 per tube) but totally worth it!!

Animad · 14-05-2008, 04:41 PM

Try and use moisturising cream/petroleum jelly (Vaseline) and see if that helps but it depends how bad it is. Also, you shouldn't use it on broken skin so the bits that have been bleeding use anti-bacterial cream.

That area is likely to be bad due to the pressure that is put on it so the make sure you're wearing shoes that fit well/ aren't rubbing. But as well as this that they aren't too big which can cause your foot to crash into the sides, not doing it much good. And yeah, try not to sit on it especially if your foot is then pressed into a hard object such as a wooden chair/hard floor.

Minty · 14-05-2008, 04:43 PM

I tried vaseline on it before and it bits fell off it. EURGH. Is it a good idea to nip to the doctor about it i'd prefer not to waste their time. Ill try the anti bacterial

Animad · 14-05-2008, 04:48 PM

It could be a good idea to see the doctor yeah because they can see what it's really like and prescribe you something/ refer you to a dermatologist.

Is it like a lump or just a thinkened area of skin?Is it hard/soft (fluid filled)? Is it warm,reddened, or painful? Have you got any pain in that ankle?

Minty · 14-05-2008, 05:54 PM

Its like snake skin it's really hard it's warm reddened and painful in the gaps the peices of skin like peel of in strips when they get wet they go a bit soggy and are more liable to fall off and it stings like hell its not a lump just raised bits of skins a bit higher than the rest of my skin.

Aidee · 14-05-2008, 07:20 PM

Can you take a picture and PM it to me?

Minty · 14-05-2008, 08:58 PM

No camera sorry I think ill just head off to the doctors

akita · 16-05-2008, 12:40 PM

Sounds like a cracked callous.